len. >> reporter: well, ever since the two officers were gunned down, the santa cruz law enforcement community has seen tremendous support both from other allied agencies and the community as a whole. and that continued again today. but while the officers were away honoring the fallen officers, the criminal element apparently came forward to take advantage. just minutes after most of the region's law enforcement officers drove to san jose for services for the two murdered santa cruz officers -- >> tellers were pretty shaken up. >> reporter: -- three armed men robbed a bank of the west branch in nearby capitola. >> i couldn't believe that someone was taking advantage of today. >> reporter: witnesses told police the robbers pointed handguns, shoved employees and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. detective sergeant booth said he didn't think the timing was just a coincidence. >> people know that we're, you know, that a lot of the officers are going to be over there honoring the fallen officers and it's really disappointing -- actually, it's disgusting to me. >> reporter: sever